M 4.5 in Guatemala on 20 Nov 2012 00:59 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 36.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.9831 , -91.7681
Event Date: 20 Nov 2012 00:59 UTC
19 Nov 2012 18:59 Local
Exposed Population:
1830000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dv9r
Inserted at: 20 Nov 2012 01:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dv9r Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
120973 0.5 20 Nov 2012 00:59 4.5M, 36.2km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Guatemala , Department of Retalhuleu (population 258,279) . The nearest places are Quezaltenango, and El Tulate.

Radius Population
100 km 2.2 million people
75 km 1000000 people
50 km 210000 people
20 km 6300 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Retalhuleu Guatemala 260000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 410000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
El Tulate Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 16 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 94 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 56 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 98 km
Quezaltenango 2363 98 km
El Naranjo ENJ unknown 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 26 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 35 km

More information

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